diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index cbe6216..5ccd727 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 Homepage: http://cinnamon.linuxmint.com
 Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 9),
                dh-autoreconf,
+               dh-python,
                gnome-pkg-tools,
                gobject-introspection (>= 0.9.12-4~),
                intltool (>= 0.40.0),